Shade-holder.



F. REUTTER. SHADE HOLDER. APPLIOATION FILED mums, 1914.

Patented 0ct. 20, 1914.

WITNE 8 ATTORNEYS ceeds, the invention comprises various novel mvmzn STATES PATENT ohm- FREDERICK REUTTER, OF WATERBURY,

' MENTS, TO HENRY GOODFRIEND, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

SHADE-HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed April 25, 1914. Serial No. 834,350.

parts suchas will be set forth with particular ty in the following description and claims appended hereto. the accompanying I illustrates one embodiment wherein similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all" the To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FREDERICK REUTTER, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of vVaterbury, in the county of New Haven and State of Connecticut,have invented a new and Improved Shade-Holder, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to shade holders of. that type disclosed in United States Letters Patent Number 1039519, granted September 2 1-, 1912, to Henry Goodfriend, such shade holder being characterized by the provision of an inwardly extending lip on the open end of the holder and a rotatable ring also provided with a lip and so arranged that it can be shifted to an overlying position with respect to the lip of the body of the holder, so that a shade can be readily inserted in the holder and locked therein by turning the ring to a position where the lip thereof will be opposite to the lip on the body, whereby the shade will be gripped at diametrically opposite points and without the use of screws, as is necessary with the old type of holders in common use.

The invention has for its general objects to improve the construction of shade holders of the character referred to so as to be reliable and efficient in use, comparatively inexpensive to manufacture and so designed as to firmly grip lamp shades which may vary in size within certain limits. I

A further object of the invention is the provision of novel stopping and locking means whereby the relative rotation of the ring and body of the holder is limited to a certain range, and whereby relative movement is prevented when the ring is in shadeholding position. v

A further object of the invention is the provision of a plurality of springs arranged within the shade holder in such a manner as to engage the flange or rim of the shade and prevent rattling or vibration, it being understood that shades of a given size will vary within certain limits, and consequently the said springs are employed to compensate for variations in dimensions.

With such objects in view, and others which will appear as the description prodrawing, which to Fig. 1 but showing the clamping ring in shade-holding position; Fig. 4 is a bottom plan view of Fig. 3; Fig. 5 is a fragmentary View showing one of elements for the rim of theshade, Fig. 6 is a sectional view on the'line 6*6, Fig. 5; and Fig. 7 .is a perspective view of one of the spring gripping elements removed. 9

Referring to the drawing, A designates the shade holder body, which may be of any desired shape and constructed in any suita le manner.

clamping ring B to be attached. This ring has an internal flange 3 on its inner edge has an internal flange 41 to engage under the bottom edge 5 of the cylindrical portion 1. of the body A. By means of these flanges 3 and 1 the ring is held against axial displacement andyet is free to rotate. The body provided respectively with tending arcuate tegrally connected with the bottom edge of the cylindrical portion 1 of the body Aand the bottom edge of the ring B respectively. These lips are so arranged that by turning the ring B one lip will overlie the other, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, this position being the one which enables the shade C, Fig. 1, to be inserted in theholder. After the shade is entered, the ring B is turned half way around from the position shown in Figs. 1 and 2 to that shown in Figs. 3 and 4, so that the lips 6 and 7 will engage the flange or rim 8 O at diaof the shade metrically opposite points. The opening inwardly exfeatures of construction and arrangement of Patented 0a. 20, 1914.. i

of the invention,

which engages the shoulder 2, and it also I at its bottom edge CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR, BY-MESNE ASSIGN- i the spring gripping The bell shaped bodyAhas 7 A and ring B are lips Sand 7, which arein movement of the ring B'is limited by a lug l 9 on the ring engaging a projection or lug 10 on the body A, as shown in Fig.2, and the elosingmovement of the ring is limited by the projection 10 engaging one end of the lip 7, as shown in &. Unlocking of the ring B is prevented by the interlocking stops or lugs 12 and 13 in the portion 1 of the body A. and in the ring B. One of these parts, for instance, the portion 1, has an annular groove 15 in which the depression or stop 13on the ring B freely moves. During the closing movement of the ring the stop or depression 13 engages the stop or bulge 12 in the groove 15, but by applying sufiicient pressure to the ring B, the interlocking stops 12 and 13 will pass each other and assume the position shown in Fig. 4c and thereby prevent the ring B rom unlocking or moving in an anti-clockwise direction. T he stop 10 by engaging the end of the lip prevents travel of the ring 13 in a clockwise direction after the projection 13 snaps over the projection 12. There is suliicient resiliency in the metal of which the parts are made to enable the projections 12 and 18 to pass each other. By this arrangement it can be seen that a positive pressure can be applied both in locking'and unlocking the ring 13.

In order to firmly hold the shade within the holder the cylindrical portion 1 of the latter is provided with a plurality of spring gripping element-s D which are constructed as shown in Fig. 7. Each gripping element comprises base 16 from which extends a resilient bill 17 formed as a V-shaped memher which has its side portions connected with the bars 18 of the base 16. These bars are curved at 19 to fit over the bead 20 which "forms the groove 15 in the portion 1 The gripping device is held in place by means of lugs21 stamped out from the portion 1 and bent over the ends of the base 16, whereby the gripping element is held against movement cii'cumii'erentially of the portion l. Movement at right-angles is prevented by means of the curved portions 19 of the bars 18 engaging the bead 20. In the present instance three of these spring gripping elements D are provided and they are so located asto engage the rim 8 of the shade The bills 17 of the gripping devices will yield outwardly as the shade is ins-erted in the holder and will be maintained under tension, so that these devices in combination with the lips 6 and 7 will firmly retain the shade and prevent vibration or rattling: thereof in the holder- From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, the advantages of the construction and method of operation will be readily understood by those skilled in the art to which the invention appertains, and while I have described the device which I now consider to be the best embodiment thereof, I desire to he 'e it understood that the device shown is merely illustrative and that such changes may be made when desired as are within the scope of theappended claims.

Having thus described my invention, 1 claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. A shade holder consisting of relatively movable parts having shade'engaging and supporting means,.and yielding means ar ranged to engage the shade and cooperate with the first-mentioned means for firmly gripping the shade, in combination with a shade having a rim externally engaged by both of said means.

2. A shade holder comprising a body having shade-gripping and supporting means, and a plurality of yielding devices arranged within the body for gripping and firmly holding the shade against vibration, in combination with a shade having a rim externally engaged by said means and devices.

3. A shade holder comprising a body into whichthe rim portion of a shade enters, said holder consisting of relatively movable parts having rim-engaging lips, and a plurality of spaced spring gripping elements arrange to engagethe rim of the shade, in combination with a shade having a rim engaged by the said lips and the gripping elements.

1. A shade holder comprising a body having a shade-engaging lip, a ring rotatably mounted on the body and having a shadeengaging lip, and a plurality of elements fixed within the body and having yielding portions engaging at a plurality of points the portion of the shade engaged by the lips. 5. A shade holder comprising a body hav- 'ing an open end into which the rim of a shade enters, an internal bead in the said body, a plurality of yielding gripping de vices having portions shaped to fit the bead, means fixedly anchoring the devices on the body, and devices carried by the body for engaging and supporting the shade.

6. A shade holder comprising a body open to receive the rim of the shade, shade supporting means on the body, an internal bead in the body, yielding devices for engaging the shade rim and having base portions shaped to fit the head to prevent movement of the devices transversely to the bead, and means for fastening the base portions of the devices to the body to prevent movement of the devices parallel to the bead.

7 A shade holder comprising a body open to receive the rim of the shade, shade supporting means on the body, an internal bead in the body, yielding devices the shade rim and having base portions shaped to fit the bead to prevent movement of the devices transversely to the bead, and means for fastening the base portions of the devices to the body to prevent movement of for engaging tlal groove With a stop in, and a stop or projection on the other device I parts arranged to engage and snap past the other stop or projection to lock the ring in shade holding position.

10. A shade holder comprising a body section, a ring section rotatable thereon, one section having a hollow bead provided With a stop, a stop on the other section, the stops being relatively yielding to permit them to snap sections arranged to engage each other When the first stops pass each other, and shade holding means on the sections.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

FREDERICK REUTTER. Witnesses:

ALFRED J. WoLrr, PATRICK H. ROBINSON.

standing relation to the base.

' shade holder comprising a body hava ing a shade-engaging lip, a ring rotatably mounted on the body andhavinga shadeengaging lip, interlocking stops arranged on the body and ring in such position that one snaps over the other during the relative turning of the ring and body to shade-holding position, and stop means for limiting the relative rotation of the ring and body to open or closed position of the ring.

9. A shade holder comprising a body, a ring on the body, shade-holding lips on the ring and body, stop means for limiting the opening and closing movement of the one of the said parts having a circumferenor projection therea Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

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